Terms Of Use

SIGIR maintains this Web site for the use of the public. Those terms of use apply to your use of this Web site only.

Privacy Notice

SIGIR is committed to protecting the privacy of the visitors of its Web site and will not collect any personal information about visitors unless they choose to provide that information.

Visitors who visit the SIGIR Web site to browse information, do so anonymously unless they choose to provide information about themselves.
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on the SIGIR Web site is strictly prohibited and is subject to prosecution under Title
18 U.S.C., Sections 1001 and 1030.

General Disclaimer

Information presented on this Web site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely unless identified as being subject to copyright,
trademark, or other protection. In return, SIGIR requests that SIGIR, as appropriate, be cited as the source of any information, photos, and images copied from
this site and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author.

Information available on the SIGIR Web site may be available elsewhere. SIGIR is not responsible for the way that the information may be changed by others.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The documents posted on this Web site may contain hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These
links and pointers are provided for visitors' convenience. Neither the U.S. government nor SIGIR, controls or guarantees the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or
completeness of any linked information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to Web sites is not intended to assign importance to those sites and the information
contained therein, nor is it intended to endorse, recommend, or favor any views expressed, or commercial products or services offered on these outside sites, or the
organizations sponsoring the sites, by trade name, trademark, manufacture, or otherwise.

References in this Web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information
and convenience of the site's visitors, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by SIGIR or the U.S. government.

The views and opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. government or SIGIR, and shall not be used for
advertising or product endorsement purposes.

Disclaimer of Liability

Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, with the many documents available, often uploaded within short deadlines, SIGIR
cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. SIGIR makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents
of this Web site and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this Web site.

With respect to the content of SIGIR Web site, neither the U.S. government, nor SIGIR, nor their employees and contractors make any warranty, expressed or
implied or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, and the warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to content available from the SIGIR Web site or other Internet resources linked from it. Additionally,
neither the U.S. government nor SIGIR assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process
disclosed herein nor freedom from computer virus, and do not represent that use of such information, product, or process would not infringe on privately owned rights.

Links to this Web site or Contents

You may freely link to the SIGIR Web site or any of its content. We ask only that you identify that the link is to a SIGIR resource.

Links to Other Sites

SIGIR's Web site has links to other United States government agency Web sites and may link to private organizations. Upon leaving the SIGIR Web site,
visitors are subject to the disclaimers and security and privacy policies of the new site.

Copyright and Trademark Notice

Unless a copyright or trademark is indicated, information on the SIGIR Web site is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used
without further permission, provided such use is not reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by
SIGIR. We request only that SIGIR be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer
or author, or SIGIR, as appropriate.

If a copyright or trademark is indicated on a photo, graphic, or any other material, permission to copy these materials must be obtained from the original source.

This copyright and trademark notice does not pertain to information at Web sites other than the SIGIR Web site.